Shutouts : 1952 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1952 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ken Raffensberger 6 Cincinnati Reds 1
Curt Simmons 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Karl Drews 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Warren Hacker 5 Chicago Cubs  
Sal Maglie 5 New York Giants  
Warren Spahn 5 Boston Braves  
Carl Erskine 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Billy Loes 4 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Rush 4 Chicago Cubs  
Robin Roberts 3 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Max Surkont 3 Boston Braves  
Cloyd Boyer 2 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Murry Dickson 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Kelly 2 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Klippstein 2 Chicago Cubs  
Dave Koslo 2 New York Giants  
Stu Miller 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Paul Minner 2 Chicago Cubs  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Preacher Roe 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Vern Bickford 1 Boston Braves 21
Al Brazle 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Brecheen 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cliff Chambers 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bubba Church 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cincinnati Reds  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.